Giant bacteria could be living in your gutWed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Bacteria that are visible without a microscope are generally found in mangroves and fish, but an analysis of different species from around the world suggests they also reside in the human gut | |
Hannah Fry: How OpenAI has caused an existential crisis in mathematicsWed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 OpenAI has been throwing everything at solving long-standing maths problems. This should have been a glorious moment for mathematicians – but instead we're having a massive collective wobble, says New Scientist's new columnist, professor Hannah Fry | |
Rare cancer spread between twins in uteroWed, 14 Oct 2026 11:21:20 +0000 In a very rare case, a fetus developed cancer in the uterus, and these tumour cells spread to her twin sister | |
How El Niño could spark a worldwide food crisisWed, 14 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Droughts and flooding brought by El Niño threaten crops around the world, raising the risk of increased prices and famines | |
Dinosaur named new species a century after fossil found on Isle of WightTue, 13 Oct 2026 23:01:00 +0000 Invictibellatrix amberina, a predator in the megaraptoran group of dinosaurs, lived in what is now Britain 120 million years ago and may have had claws 20 centimetres long | |
Dogs are susceptible to the bouba-kiki effectTue, 13 Oct 2026 23:01:00 +0000 Just like humans, dogs seem to associate the nonsense word “bouba” with a rounded shape and “kiki” with a spiky shape, suggesting the connection stems from brain mechanisms that are shared between species | |
Brain training shows promise for short-term depression reliefTue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Training that encourages people to alter their brain's activity seems to reduce negative emotions among people with depression, but not in the way researchers expected | |
Cells from your mother could stay in your brain your whole lifeTue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Most people seem to have cells that crossed the placenta from their mother into their developing brain in utero, even if they're now in their 80s | |
A revolutionary way of targeting tumours could beat even the worst cancersTue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 We have long treated cancer based on its location in the body. But a whole new approach that analyses tumours differently is now helping people survive forms of cancer that were once considered a death sentence | |
The land’s ability to store carbon has bounced back after two bad yearsTue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Carbon absorption by forests and grasslands bounced back in 2025 thanks to favourable growing conditions, but El Niño could lead to another sharp slump next year | |